Lisan al-Arab (Ibn Manzur, d. 711H)
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- خقن4 lemmaslisan_008046
This root primarily concerns the title 'Khagan', a ruler of the Turks. It also describes the act of appointing or recognizing someone as such a ruler.
خَاقَان — Title of Turkic kingخَقَنَ — to appoint as Khaganخَقَنُوهُ — they appointed him Khaganخَاقَان — one whom Turks appoint Khagan - خمن10 lemmaslisan_008047
This root primarily concerns estimation, conjecture, and guesswork. It extends to concepts of weakness, inferiority, and obscurity, often in a figurative sense.
خَمَنَ — to guess, conjectureخِمَانٌ — conjecture, guessworkتَخْمِينٌ — conjecture, estimationخُمَانُ النَّاسِ — rabble, riffraffخُمَانُ المَتَاعِ — worthless goods, dregs - خنن3 lemmaslisan_008048
This root describes a type of crying or sound characterized by nasality, often associated with suppressed or restrained weeping, but also with suppressed laughter. It implies a sound that is not a full sob or wail but rather a choked or nasalized vocalization.
خَنَّ — to cry nasallyخَنِين — nasal cryingخَنِين الجارية — a girl's nasal cry - خالد24 lemmaslisan_008049
This root primarily concerns sounds produced nasally, often with a muffled or suppressed quality. It extends to meanings related to nasal congestion, speech impediments, and by extension, certain types of laughter or crying. It also encompasses meanings related to destruction, a type of disease, and specific locations or conditions.
خَنَّ — to make a nasal soundخَنِين — nasal soundخَنَّان — nasal diseaseمَخْنُون — afflicted with a nasal diseaseخَنَخَنَ — to speak nasally - خون19 lemmaslisan_008050
The root 'خون' (kh-w-n) primarily relates to betrayal, treachery, and breaking trust. It extends to concepts of failing in duty, disloyalty, and deception. It can also denote a deficiency, a decline, or a failure, whether in a person's character, a relationship, or even a physical object like a sword.
خَانَ، يَخُونُ، خَوْنًا وَخِيَانَةً وَخَانَةً وَمُخَانَةً — to betrayاخْتَانَ — to betrayتَخَوَّنَ، وَخَوَّنَ — to betrayالمَخَانَةُ — betrayalالخَوْنُ — betrayal - دبن4 lemmaslisan_008051
This root primarily relates to enclosures for livestock, specifically sheep, and also encompasses terms for large bites of food and a type of playful or vain pursuit.
الدبن — sheep penالدبنة — large biteالدبلة — large biteالديدبون — playfulness - دثن7 lemmaslisan_008052
This root primarily relates to the concept of flying with rapid, descending movements, and by extension, to settling or nesting. It also refers to specific locations, often associated with tribes or historical events.
دَثَنَ — to fly rapidly downwardsتَدْثِين — rapid descending flightدَثِينَة — a place nameالدَّثِينَة — a place nameدَاثِن — a place name - دجن0 lemmaslisan_008053
- دحن0 lemmaslisan_008054
- دخن33 lemmaslisan_008055
This root primarily concerns smoke, fumes, and the associated concepts of obscurity, corruption, and unpleasantness. It extends to describe things that are discolored, tainted, or have a bad smell, as well as metaphorical uses for hidden malice or strife.
الدخن — Milletالدخان — Smokeدخان — Smokeأدخنة — Smokesدواخن — Smokes - دخشن3 lemmaslisan_008056
This root primarily relates to roughness, coarseness, and unevenness, particularly in physical form and texture. It extends to describing a hunchback or a prominent hump, and by extension, can refer to something coarse or unrefined in speech.
دَخْشَنٌ — Rough, coarseالدَّخْشَم — Hump, hunchbackالدَّخْشَن — Hump, hunchback - ددن9 lemmaslisan_008057
This root primarily relates to concepts of play, amusement, and idle amusement. It also extends to meanings of a dull or ineffective person, and by extension, a type of sword that is not sharp. Furthermore, it encompasses the idea of habit, custom, and constant practice.
الدُّدَان — Type of swordدَدَن — Play and amusementدَدّ — Play and amusementدَدَا — Play and amusementالدَّيْدَن — Habit and custom - دذن1 lemmalisan_008058
This root appears to relate to a specific type of wooden object, possibly a lamp or torch, made from cedar or other trees. It describes a particular item used for illumination, potentially in the Arabian Peninsula.
الدَّاذِين — Lamp/torch - درن23 lemmaslisan_008059
This root primarily concerns the concept of dirt, filth, and uncleanness. It extends to describe things that are dirty, soiled, or neglected, including physical dirt, uncleanliness in animals (like scabs), and even metaphorical dirtiness in character or condition. It also encompasses dried-up vegetation and neglected places.
دَرِنَ — to be dirtyدَرَن — dirtدَرِنٌ — dirtyأَدْرَنَ — to make dirtyمُدَرَّنٌ — dirty - دربن6 lemmaslisan_008060
This root primarily deals with the concept of a gatekeeper or doorkeeper, often with Persian origins. It extends to related ideas of merchants and, by extension, large or imposing entities, particularly camels.
الدِّرْبَان — gatekeeperالدَّرَابِنَة — gatekeepersالدِّرْحَمِين — heavy manالدِّرْخَبِيل — shrewd personالدِّرْخَبِين — shrewd person - درقن2 lemmaslisan_008061
This root primarily refers to a specific type of fruit, the peach, particularly as known in the Levant. It is a noun denoting this fruit.
الدُّرَاقِن — Peachالدُّرَاقِن — Peach (Levantine dialect) - دشن4 lemmaslisan_008062
This root appears to relate to the concept of newness, specifically concerning garments or dwellings that are unused. It also has a connection to a specific type of Iraqi speech and a term for a type of headcloth.
دَاشِن — new, unusedالدَّشْن — newness, unused stateالدستاران — headclothsبركة — headcloths - دعن2 lemmaslisan_008063
This root primarily relates to palm fronds and their use, particularly in preparing dates. It also extends to the concept of enduring hardship or being worn out through prolonged use, especially for animals.
الدَّعْن — Palm frondsأَدْعَنَ — To be worn out - دعكن6 lemmaslisan_008064
This root describes something solid, strong, and well-built, particularly referring to a robust and healthy female camel. It can also extend to describe a person of good character or a well-built, docile animal.
الدعكنة — Robust female camelدعكن — Solid, strongدمث — Good-natured, gentleحسن الخلق — Good characterقرود — Docile, obedient - دغن8 lemmaslisan_008065
This root appears to relate to concepts of darkness, obscurity, and foolishness. It is used to describe a dark day and also refers to a foolish person, with a specific mention of a foolish woman.
دَغَنَ — to be darkدَغْنَة — darknessدَجَنَ — to be darkدَجِنَة — darkدُغَيْنَة — woman's name - دفن0 lemmaslisan_008066
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This root primarily relates to the chin and its associated features. It also extends to describe objects that are chin-like or used in a similar manner, such as the trivets for a cooking pot.
الدَّقْن — chinالدَّقْدَان — trivetsالدِّيقَان — trivets - دكن19 lemmaslisan_008068
This root primarily concerns colors that are dark, dusky, or dusty, often between red and black, or blackish. It also extends to concepts of being soiled, darkened by dirt, and metaphorically to things that are aged or well-matured. Additionally, it relates to the act of piling or stacking things, leading to the word for a shop.
الدكن — dusky colorالدكنة — dusky colorأدكن — duskyدكن — to become duskyيدكن — to become dusky - دلن1 lemmalisan_008069
This root appears to be related to names and potentially archaic linguistic forms. The primary entry discusses a name derived from this root, noting its disuse.
دَلَان — A name - دمن13 lemmaslisan_008070
The root دمن primarily relates to the traces, remnants, and accumulated waste left by people or animals, particularly dung. It extends to concepts of lingering effects, ingrained habits, and even corruption or decay, especially in agricultural contexts.
دَمْنَة — trace, remnantدِمَان — dungدَمَنَ — to leave traces, to dungمُتَدَمِّن — containing dungدَمَنَ — to be ingrained, to persist - دنن27 lemmaslisan_008071
This root primarily concerns concepts of stooping, bending, or inclining, often related to physical posture, but also extending to sounds that are indistinct or low. It also encompasses terms for specific types of vessels and decaying plant matter.
الدَّنّ — large jarالدِّنَان — jarsالدَّنَن — stooping postureأَدْن — stoopedدَنَاء — stooped - دهن0 lemmaslisan_008072
- دهدن4 lemmaslisan_008073
This root primarily deals with concepts of falsehood, vanity, and deceptive speech. It describes something baseless, empty, or nonsensical, often used in poetic contexts to denote worthless or trivial matters.
الدَّهْدَن — Falsehood, vanityدهدن — To be false, vainدهدر — To roll, tumbleدهدرين — Deceiver, liar - دهقن16 lemmaslisan_008074
This root primarily relates to concepts of trade, merchant activity, and the associated status or wealth. It also extends to meanings of strength, capability in handling affairs, and softening or preparing food.
دهقان — Merchantدهقان — Merchantالدهاقنة — Merchantsالدهاقين — Merchantsدهقانة — Female merchant - دون0 lemmaslisan_008075
- دين0 lemmaslisan_008076_part_1
- دين15 lemmaslisan_008076_part_2
This root primarily concerns religion, faith, and the system of beliefs and practices associated with it. It extends to concepts of law, debt, governance, and even character or disposition, reflecting a broad semantic field related to adherence, obligation, and established ways.
الدِّين — Religionتدين — To be religiousمتدين — Religiousديّان — Rulerدان — To follow (a religion) - ذءن13 lemmaslisan_008077
This root primarily concerns a specific type of winter plant, often described as tall, leafless, and somewhat unpalatable, though edible for certain animals. It also extends to the act of seeking or producing this plant, and metaphorically to something weak or insignificant.
الذُّؤْنُون — a type of plantالذُّؤْنُون — a type of plantالعَرْجُون — a type of plantالطَّرْثُوث — a type of plantالذَّآنين — a type of plant (plural) - ذبن2 lemmaslisan_008078
This root appears to relate to a specific physical condition, particularly concerning the lips and dryness, possibly due to thirst. It also touches upon linguistic phenomena like letter transposition.
الذَّبْنَة — dryness of lips from thirstالذَّبْلَة — shriveled lip - ذعن8 lemmaslisan_008079
This root primarily concerns the concept of willing submission, obedience, and compliance. It describes a state of yielding to authority or a request, often with a sense of eagerness or lack of resistance.
أَذْعَنَ — to submit willinglyإِذْعَان — submissionمُذْعِن — submissiveمُذْعِنِينَ — submittingذَعَنَ — to be submissive - ذقن14 lemmaslisan_008080
This root primarily concerns the chin, the part of the face below the mouth. It extends to related anatomical areas like the throat and collarbone, and metaphorically to concepts of dependence, burden, and even leadership. Derived terms also describe actions involving the chin, such as resting one's chin on something, and physical attributes like a drooping chin or a twisted physique.
الذَّقَن — chinذَقَن — to rest chin onذَقَنَ — to strike chinذَقَنْتُهُ — to strike chinمَذْقُون — chin-struck - ذنن16 lemmaslisan_008081
This root primarily concerns the concept of flowing or trickling, especially bodily fluids like nasal mucus or other secretions. It extends to describe a weak or failing state, and metaphorically, a persistent request or supplication.
ذَنَّ — to flow, to trickleذَنِينٌ — nasal mucusذَنَنٌ — flowing of mucusذَنَّاءٌ — woman with continuous mensesأَذَنٌّ — one whose nostrils flow - ذهن11 lemmaslisan_008082
This root primarily concerns understanding, intellect, and memory. It extends to concepts of intelligence, perception, and the ability to retain information. It can also relate to being accustomed to something or being distracted from it.
الذِّهْن — understanding, intellectأَذْهَان — minds, intellectsذَهِنٌ — intelligent, sharpذَهَنَ — to understand, to comprehendذَهَنْتُ — I understood - ذون5 lemmaslisan_008083
This root appears to relate to concepts of abundance, blessings, and potentially flaws or defects. It is discussed in relation to plural forms and specific meanings attributed by lexicographers.
ذونون — abundanceذوانين — abundanceالتذون — blessingالذان — flawالذين — flaw - ذين12 lemmaslisan_008084
This root primarily concerns the concept of a defect, flaw, or blemish. It is used to describe something that is faulty or has been criticized for its shortcomings.
الذين — defect, flawالذان — defect, flawذامه — to criticize, blameذانه — to criticize, blameذابه — to criticize, blame - رءن6 lemmaslisan_008085
This root primarily relates to plants and their parts, specifically a type of herb and its fruits or seeds. It also touches upon the concept of something being low or humble.
الأَرَانِي — plantالبَوْص — fruitالقِرْزَح — seedالأَرَنِيَّة — plantجَنَاة — harvest - ربن10 lemmaslisan_008086
This root primarily relates to concepts of deposit, pledge, and leadership. It encompasses terms for a deposit or earnest money, as well as words for a leader or commander, particularly of a ship. Some derived terms are noted as foreign loanwords.
العربون — deposit, pledgeالأربون — deposit, pledgeالأربان — deposit, pledgeأربنه — to give a depositمسرول — trousered - رتن3 lemmaslisan_008087
This root primarily relates to mixing or blending, specifically in the context of food preparation. It describes the act of mixing dough with fat and the resulting product, a bread enriched with fat.
الرتن — mixingمرتنة — fatty breadرتن — to mix - رثن10 lemmaslisan_008088
This root primarily describes intermittent or successive rain, often light, and the resulting condition of the land. It also extends to a woman applying a cosmetic to her face.
الرَّثَان — Intermittent rainمرثنة — Lightly rained uponترثينا — To be rained upon lightlyمرثمة — Lightly rained uponمثردة — Lightly rained upon - رثعن8 lemmaslisan_008089
This root primarily describes the heavy, continuous falling of rain or a flood. It extends to describe a state of being weak, slack, or yielding, often in a negative or passive sense.
ارثعن — to rain heavilyارثعنانا — heavy rainمرثعنات — heavy rainsمرثعن — heavy and continuousمرثعن — overwhelming flood - رجن15 lemmaslisan_008090
The root 'رجن' primarily relates to staying, remaining, or being confined in a place. It extends to meanings of holding back, withholding sustenance, and consequently causing weakness or emaciation. It also encompasses concepts of mixing, confusion, and carrying burdens.
رَجَنَ بالمكانِ — to stay, remainرَاجِن — tame, accustomedرَجَنَها — to confine, withhold sustenanceرَجَنَ — to be confined, emaciatedرَجْن — confinement, withholding - رجحن6 lemmaslisan_008091
This root primarily relates to the concept of heaviness, weight, and the resulting inclination or movement. It encompasses ideas of swaying, tilting, falling due to weight, and also extends to abstract notions of abundance, difficulty, and intensity.
اِرْتَجَنَ — to swayمُرْتَجِن — inclinedمُرْتَجِنَة — heavyرَجَحَ — to be heavyمُرْجَحِنّ — inclined - رجعن5 lemmaslisan_008092
This root primarily describes the act of falling, collapsing, or lying down, often in a defeated or prostrate manner. It can also extend to the idea of being stretched out or extended, and in a figurative sense, to being subdued or overcome.
اِرْجَعَنَّ — to lie downاِرْجَعَنَ — to lie downاِجْرَعَنْ — to fall downاِجْرَعَبَ — to fall downاِجْلَعَبَ — to fall down - ردن27 lemmaslisan_008093
This root primarily relates to the parts of a garment, specifically sleeves, and also encompasses terms for types of fabric, colors, and abstract concepts like drowsiness and the sound of weapons. It also includes place names and personal names derived from these meanings.
الرَدَن — sleeve's openingأَرْدَنْتُ — to make sleevesرَدَنْتُهُ — to make sleevesتَرْدِينًا — making sleevesأَرْدَان — sleeves - رذن3 lemmaslisan_008094
This root appears to primarily relate to a place name, 'Rādhān'. The discussion delves into the etymology and grammatical treatment of this name, considering potential origins and the reasons for its declension or non-declension in poetry.
رَاذَان — Place nameرَوُذَان — Possible etymological formرَيِذَان — Possible etymological form